Iran supports Assad initiative for resolution of Syrian crisis

Iran supports Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's political initiative for the resolution of this country's crisis, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in a statement released here on Sunday.'Assad initiative includes solutions which stress end of violation and foreign interference in the country and

describes a comprehensive political process which guarantees the presence of all voices in power based on the country's national charter; this initiative emphasizes drafting a new constitution, a parliamentarian election and the establishment of a new government.'Salehi noted that Assad's initiative has been inspired by UN charter and joint pivots of all regional and international solutions, including Iran's six-point plan for the resolution of the Syrian crisis.FM asked all Syrian parties, civil society institutions and national opposition as well as all regional and international partners involved in the conflict to use the opportunity for transit from the present situation and preparing the ground for a purely Syrian solution for the crisis.'All regional and international partners should help the immediate resolution of the crisis and prevent its spread to the region.'Iran's FM lauded Syrian president's support of the Palestinian ideals and the country's resistance toward occupying force of Zionist regime.In his rare public appearance, Syrian President Bashar Assad offered on Sunday a plan for putting an end to the countryâ€™s 22-month-old crisis stoked up by the West and some regional puppet regimes, assuring his friends and foes that he did not have the least intention of stepping down and that he would steadfastly protect his people against those he described as 'slaves of foreign powers.'Assad outlined a new peace initiative, a strategic roadmap and proposed the formation of a national reconciliation conference and a new government and constitution while at the same time he warned against the intervention of Western and regional powers through funding the militants.In his speech, Assad reinforced that the conflict was not one â€œbetween the government and the opposition but between the 'nation and its enemies.''The one thing that is sure that those who we face today are those who carry the al-Qaeda ideology. There are those who seek to disintegrate Syria and weaken it. But Syria is stronger... and will remain sovereign... and this is what upsets the West.'However, al-Qaeda is not the only party which contributes to unrest and dissension in Syria. The US and the West are also responsible for the Syrian mayhem. Among others, the UK seems to take the most interest in and to be the staunchest supporter of a regime change or euphemistically speaking of a â€˜revolutionâ€™ in Syria.Syria has never â€œrejected a political solutionâ€ but the problem is, as Assad said, â€œWith whom should we talk? With those who have extremist ideology who only understand the language of terrorism? Or should we negotiate with puppets that the West broughtâ€¦We negotiate with the master, not with the slave.'What appears to be a definitive solution to the crisis in Syria is inherent in Assadâ€™s own words that any resolution must be â€œpurely Syrian and ratified by referendum, including a charter drafted at the national dialogue conference.â€Foreign Ministry Deputy for Arab and Africa Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian stressed the need to support the Syrian presidentâ€™s initiative, stressing the plan put forward by President Bashar al-Assad deserves regional and international support.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said that the three-point peace plan offered by President al-Assad shares common points with Iranian six-point peace initiative on Syria.He said that Iran believes that the peace plan offered by Syrian president will be useful to end violence and terrorism in Syria.The remarks made by Syrian president indicates the country's stability, he said adding that it also shows that Syrian government with reliance on its people is to eradicate instability and insecurity through political reforms and is strongly opposed to any foreign intervention.